Article 67 Disease-free status based on the absence of listed species
United Kingdom
The criteria to recognise the disease-free status of a Member State or of a zone because of the absence of the listed species for that disease are as follows:
the general criteria laid down in point (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of Article 66 have been fulfilled for an eligibility period of at least 5 years and the disease was not detected; and
the listed species relevant to the disease in question are absent from kept and wild animal populations.
The Member State shall provide documentary evidence to substantiate the fulfilment of the criteria in paragraph 1. The documentary evidence shall demonstrate the sustainability of disease-free status considering that:
the likelihood of the presence of animals from listed species in the Member State’s territory or a zone thereof was assessed and was found to be negligible; and
the likelihood of introduction of animals from listed species into the Member State’s territory or a zone thereof was found to be negligible.